Sangenaroite

Ag8(Sb8-xAsx)S16 (0 < x < 2)
IMA status
  • Approved
  • Pending publication
IMA symbol
Sgar
IMA approved
2019
Also known as
  • IMA2019-014
  • Sangenaroiet

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality
San Genaro Mine
  1. Santa Ana District
  2. Castrovirreyna Province
  3. Huancavelica
  4. Peru

-13.1918°, -75.1434°

1recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Safety & handling

Crystallography

Crystal system
Monoclinic
Cell parameters
a = 8.758(2) Å · b = 5.814(1) Å · c = 13.876(3) Å
Cell angles
β = 96.666(3) °
Ratio a:b:c
1 : 0.664 : 1.584
Comment

Space group is P21/n

Synonyms

  • IMA2019-014
  • Sangenaroiet

In other languages

German
IMA 2019-014 · Sangenaroit

Classification

Strunz
10th ed.

2.JA

  • 2Sulfides and SulfosaltsClass
  • 2.JSulfosalts of PbS archetypeDivision
  • 2.JAGalena derivatives with little or no PbGroup
  • 2.JASangenaroiteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 2019Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2019) CNMNC Newsletter No 50, New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2019. Mineralogical Magazine, 83 (4) 615-620 doi:10.1180/mgm.2019.46DOI: 10.1180/mgm.2019.46
  2. 2022(2022) Sangenaroite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Sangenaroite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/sangenaroite-53678},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}